Vehicles exceeding 12 metres in length prohibited from plying on Kodaikanal route

In order to prevent traffic congestion in Kodaikanal and ensure the safe travel of tourists and the general public, the district administration has decided to impose the prohibition on such vehicles along the routes. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Dindigul district administration has issued a notification prohibiting vehicles exceeding 12 metres in length from plying on Kodaikanal route in the district in order to alleviate the traffic congestion in Kodaikanal, a major tourist destination. It will come into effect from December 1, 2026.In order to prevent traffic congestion in Kodaikanal and ensure the safe travel of tourists and the general public, the district administration has decided to impose the prohibition on such vehicles along the routes. Dindigul District Collector Durgamoorthy issued the notification. The restrictions were imposed under Rule 370 (1) of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Regional Transport Officer and the District Collector.Vehicles and routesThe restrictions would apply to passenger vehicles such as buses and goods vehicles exceeding 12 metres in length. The vehicles were prohibited from plying on the routes that included Batlagundu to Kodaikanal road; Ayyampalayam-Dharmathupatti -Thandikudi to Kodaikanal road; Sitharevu-Pandrimalai to Kodaikanal road; Manalur-Thandikudi via Oddanchatram-Pachalur to Kodaikanal road; Palani-Savarikadu via Vadakavunji to Kodaikanal road; and Periyakulam-Kumbakarai section via Adukkam to Kodaikanal road.Collector Durgamoorthy urged the operators to refrain from operating passenger and goods vehicles exceeding 12 metres in length on these routes. However, there were no restrictions on the vehicles that did not exceed 12 metres in length from plying on the routes. The operators could operate vehicles that did not exceed 12 metres.In a separate notification, Dindigul Superintendent of Police S. Jeyakumar also requested the public, tourists, and the traders to use passenger and cargo vehicles that did not exceed 12 metres in length on these routes. Published - November 09, 2026 09:03 pm IST